The middle boards that were worn down took a lot of wood filler. I started with the darker filler. I got creative and used the untinted filler for the worn areas of lighter wood. As the bedwood was worn down over time, the lighter bands show greater wear. In the end, all of the filler became stained so it didn’t seem to matter if I tinted it or not. I did apply extra stain to the middle of the middle boards to compensate for the greatest worn area, it’s still lighter there, but I’m happy with the results. I decided to make a template of the bedwood for longbed panel truck, traced it on a big sheet of paper. This picture shows 2 coats.
